What can she bring to Mr. Hirakawa?

In the midst of Kuda's question, Shiori Shinohara naturally began to think about it.

Then, with such thoughts, in her ear, Hinata Moki began her narration.

"Before that, maybe you should talk about what Zhewen brought you...... Maybe Shinohara-san doesn't need me to repeat it, after all, that's one of the reasons why you like Tetsubun, you know it better than me, and it's more profound...... But I still want to say it again. ”

"It was the third semester of the first year, right?"

It's just such a simple sentence, and in Shiori Shinohara's mind, her memory easily returns to that beginning.

That clear memory was engraved in her mind, and she would never forget it.

Kuda's memories also go back to that time, but her perspective is not the same as Shiori Shinohara.

The only peer in the office, the hazy emotions in the relationship, made her pay special attention to the young male teacher next to her.

Not surprisingly, at this important meeting where the principal was also present, he was still distracted as usual.

It's even worse than before, obviously the headmaster is calling his name, but he still can't react.

At that time, beside Tetsufumi Hirakawa, looking at the male teacher with dull eyes focused in mid-air, Hinata Moshu really didn't know what to say.

Are you really not worried about being expelled for violating discipline?

Under the desk, I quietly kicked him with my foot.

Finally came back to his senses.

It was at that time that the incident between Hirakawa and Shiori Shinoha kicked off.

"Then Mr. Hirakawa, you also know about Shinohara-san in your class, right?"

"Understood."

"You know who she is, right?"

"Understood."

"That Shinohara-san's matter, please try your best to solve it."

"Yes."

"Hmm."

It was in the midst of a few brief conversations with the principal that Tetsufumi Hirakawa had to accept such a task.

I still remember that after the meeting, Hinata Moki asked him, "Is Shinohara-san's matter sure to be resolved?" ”

At that time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa immediately shook his head and gave her a negative answer.

And when she asked further what to do, Tetsufumi Hirakawa gave her an answer that surprised her lightly.

The saying is: Teaching students well is a teacher's duty.

"So-"

Hinata Moki looked at Shiori Shinohara who was caught in a memory in front of her.

"Shinohara-san, can you understand what kind of mentality Tetsubun had to solve your affairs at that time?"

"Even later, at a meeting, the principal issued a warning to Tetsuwen, asking him to do his job."

"At noon one day after that day, Zhewen suddenly said to me very solemnly that he had troubled my care for a long time."

At that time, I didn't actually react, and it wasn't until later that I realized what Tetsuwen meant by this.

"He intervened in this matter with the consciousness of being fired."

"Right?"

In the last sentence, Kuda Moshu asked Tetsufumi Hirakawa.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa seemed a little silent, and the fragment of that time flashed through his mind.

He didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

"From a teacher's point of view, Tetsuwen really did his best to help you."

"No one would blame him for anything even if he didn't do it, but he did it anyway."

"In the end, we succeeded in resolving the matter."

"Shinohara-san, you must remember that, right?"

“……”

Detached from the memories of the time, Shiori Shinohara stood in place, without any response.

But the answer to this question is so obvious and natural that there is no need for a response.

Kuda continued to speak.

"Zhewen is such a person, and this is his personality."

"He took the risk to change your situation with Shinohara-san, so that you can continue to stay in the wind club."

"He changed you, and you said it yourself, it was the first time you faced your mother and successfully carried out your will."

"So you can't forget, you want to do something."

"So Shinohara-san, what did you do?"

From this rhetorical question, Kuda Moshu's words were completely no longer hidden, and she stared straight at Shiori Shinohara, her words sharp.

"Shinohara-san, what you have brought to Tetsubun is trouble, uncontrolled desires and depravity."

"You like him, so you want to possess him, and you keep getting closer to him."

"But Tetsuwen, he's a teacher, he's not destined to accept you, he's avoiding you."

"Your constant approach, all it can bring him is trouble."

"And even more so after you've made your heart out."

"During that time, he was clearly avoiding you and deliberately not meeting you, right?"

"......" Under the questioning of Hinata Moshu, Shiori Shinohara has no room for defense.

Follow-up questions were followed by follow-up questions.

"Then there's the Summer Festival, obviously he has clearly rejected you, why do you want to deceive him in the name of the last decision?"

"You started your dream with him."

"Although, I don't know what a dream is."

"But I believe so."

"Because of Tetsuwen's character, he deserves my trust."

"Then, it was this dream that became the last straw that overwhelmed him."

"Under your pressure step by step, Zhewen finally made up his mind to leave his job and leave the profession he loves the most."

"Shinohara-san, how do you feel about this result?"

"He used to risk dismissal for your sake, and in the end, it was because of you that he gave up his career."

"That's what you brought him."

“……”

Changed his breath, and in the silence of Shiori Shinohara, Hisuda Moshu's undisguised and straightforward words continued to sound here.

"And after that, it is clear that the resignation is already the most obvious refusal that Zhewen can make, right?"

"But what about you?"

"Even though I knew that he already had a girlfriend, I still found him."

"This time you know that the dream exists, and you have once again taken the initiative to open the dream."

"What are you going to do with your dreams and Zhewen, so that he will be completely bound by you."

"About this ......"

"What I said to Amamiya-san just now applies to you as well, Shinohara-san."

"Taking advantage of someone else's sense of responsibility is not a noble thing."

"Even despicable."

"Liking emotions is not an excuse for making mistakes."

"What you do wrong is what you do wrong."

"He's left and made the biggest concession, but you're still pushing him."

"He was supposed to have a career that he loved, would be a respected teacher, and he would be with me."

"I like Zhewen."

"He likes me too."

"If it weren't for these accidents, we would get married and possibly have children in the future."

"He can proudly say to his children that he is a teacher, a teacher of integrity."

"But now?"

"Even if he retreats, makes up his mind to end it, and has a stable life again, with me, you have once again forced him into a dilemma."

"Do you have to be like this to be satisfied?"

"Maybe I can't deny that you do like Zhewen, but while you like him, have you ever thought about what your liking has brought him?"

"Is it to leave the profession you love the most?"

"Was it to break his stable life?"

"Is it to make him uneasy under the condemnation of his own morality?"

"Or is it going to keep him further and further away from his own goal, to be a good teacher?"

"Shinohara-san, can you answer me?"

"What exactly did you bring to Tetsuwen?"

“……”

“……”

"Since you can't answer, Shinohara-san, I'll answer it for you."

In the suffocating silence, Hinata Maki slowly read her answer to Shiori Shinohara.

"Tetsuwen frees you from your mother's desire to control."

"Then you took him by the hand, guided him, turned his back to the goal, and led him into the source of depravity."

"He became a teacher who fell in love with his students."

"That's what you brought him."

"Or, should I say—"

Kuda Moki's gaze swept over Shiori Shinohara, Amamiya Night, and Hazuki Rei on the coffee table.

"That's what you brought to Zhewen."

"In what might be an exaggeration."

"He saved you, and then, you were pulled into the abyss together."

"Are you satisfied?"

“……”

Silence.